Ballard Healthy Street
September 26, 2023
What's Happening Now?
Construction is starting!
The Ballard Healthy Street on 17th Ave NW, from NW 90th St to NW 58th St will become permanent this week! We will be installing permanent signage with a concrete block base and new painted curb space around it at each intersection. Unauthorized on-street parking located at Healthy Street corners of the intersection, within 20ft of the intersection, will be removed for new installation.
What to expect during construction:
Typical construction hours are weekdays, 7 AM to 5 PM, and could include weekend work.
Other potential construction impacts include:
- Noise and vibration
- Dust and debris
- Construction staging and parking impacts near the work sites
- “No Parking” areas and other parking impacts
- Crosswalk and sidewalk closures, and detours for people walking and biking
- Roadway closures and detours for vehicle traffic
Project Map
Storm Water Improvements
This Healthy Street location is an important connection for students walking to and from Whitman Middle School. In addition to street improvements, there will also be drainage improvements at this location. To learn more about the 17th Ave NW Stormwater Improvements please visit the website here.
Program overview
Healthy Streets are an important tool for Seattleites to get outside, travel to grocery stores, pharmacies, and local businesses, and get exercise. They make it possible for people to walk, roll, and bike in the street while staying 6 feet apart during the COVID-19 pandemic. Installed as part of our emergency response to the pandemic in 2020, they also provide an opportunity for you to consider how they might improve your community long-term.
How were streets selected?
Most Healthy Streets were installed along Neighborhood Greenways, which have traffic calming like speed humps, improvements to make it easy to cross busy streets, and have gone through a community engagement process. These improvements were also in place along the Beacon Hill route, and so it was designated a Healthy Street in June 2020 to provide additional space in Beacon Hill during the pandemic.
